Providing residents living in proximity to port activities with housing, recreational and cultural amenities in city port interface zones :
1- Incorporating measures designed to reduce port nuisances into building design.
2- Revising the status of port and Port City heritage to properly reflect the historical significance of sites.
3- Developing public spaces and recreational or cultural amenities in Port City interface zones to create an appealing new area.
4- Promoting the architectural and landscape integration of port facilities.
Connecting to a SDG
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Quality education
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Sustainable cities and communities
The associated good practices
Oslo (Norway): Parks between city and port
The Oslo City Council and Port Authority of Oslo co-developed a strategy for highlighting heritage […]
Stockholm (Sweden): an identity forged in industrial and port history
The “Kvarteret Amsterdam” project, designed by White Arkitekter in partnership with developer Midroc, clearly refers […]
Lorient (France): A submarine base redeveloped as a sailing cluster
Over the past decades, Lorient has seen far-reaching changes to its maritime activity after the French […]
Brussels (Belgium): a whole port community working together for a collective image
In the Port of Brussels, the urban transformation of the canal area coexists with port […]
Copenhagen (Denmark): Waterfront structures to encourage engagement with the port
Construction of “Kalvebod Waves” – designed by JDS Architects – started in 2012. This sector […]
Helsinki (Finland): an architectural blend of the historic and the high-tech
In the 1940s, a paint and varnish factory constructed a warehouse in Helsinki’s Ruoholahti district, a testament […]
In Nantes (France) fine arts and the social economy take over disused land
At Nantes, SAMOA (Société d’Aménagement de la Métropole Ouest-Atlantique) has implemented a temporary occupation strategy […]
Strasbourg (France) Silos as new cultural spaces
In recent years, several of Strasbourg’s old port buildings have been redeveloped. In 2003, the […]
Melbourne (Australia): creatives occupy vacant retail space
Renew Newcastle is an NGO financed by the government of New South Wales, whose purpose […]
Recent news related to this commitment
Multifunctional cruise ship terminal at Tallinn (Estonia)
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Rosario (Argentina): renovation of the Puerto Norte Hotel
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